If free jazz, math rock, and Frank Zappa had a child, this album would be it. Complex timings, nonstandard time signatures, and polyrhythms help create a complex listening experience.
Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Thursday, September 1, 2022
toe - New Sentimentality (2013) [Japan] math rock, post-rock
Toe is a Japanese quartet founded in 2000 and continuing with the same core lineup. New Sentimentality's math rock / post-rock tracks add a tiny touch of 90s emo rock (i.e. Sunny Day Real Estate) to create something unique.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Tier List for 2022 (July & August)
*August additions in bold.*
Monthly Average Rating:
July - 4.0 (A)
August - 3.8 (A-)
Favorite Album of Month (& 2 Runner-Ups):
August -
(1) Plini - Homemade Cities (2016)
(2) Maykretch - 帰りのない旅 (2022)
(3) Ed Harrison - Valley (2022)
July -
(1) Negativland - True/False (2019)
(2) Juergen Reiter - Dead on Arrival: A Junktime Journal (2009)
(3) Yīn Yīn - The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers (2019)
S-Tier:
Chelsea Wolfe - Birth of Violence (2019)
Ed Harrison - Valley (2022)
Geoff Scott - Asheron's Call 2 Legions Promo CD (2005)
Juergen Reiter - Dead on Arrival: A Junktime Journal (2009)
Maykretch - 帰りのない旅 (2022)
Negativland - True/False (2019)
Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The Moe I Love You (2013)
Plini - Homemade Cities (2016)
Yīn Yīn - The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers (2019)
Zola Jesus - Arkhon (2022)
A-Tier:
Ariana Sahara & Flight Behavior - From the Wild (2022)
Emma Ruth Rundle - On Dark Horses (2018)
Geoff Scott - Oblivious (2012)
Heather Farrier - From the Ashes (2022)
Karl Hector & the Malcouns - Non Ex Orbis (2020)
Marriages - Kitsune (2012)
Risa Takeda - Pandora (2018)
Robohands - Violet (2022)
Rizomagic - Voltage Raizal (2021)
B-Tier:
Advanced Corpse Materials - Travels (2022)
Arrington de Dionysus - Emergency Ritual to Avert Nuclear War (2022)
Arrington de Dionysus - Abraxasaxophonic Smooth Jazz Vagina (2001)
Diamanda Galas - Broken Gargoyles (2022)
Flightless Birds Take Wing - Taking Flight (2022)
Geoff Scott - Asheron's Call 2 OST (2005)
Himiko Kikuchi - Flying Beagle (1987)
How to Disappear Completely - Aural Stream (2022)
Marine Eyes - Chamomile (2022)
MAYAEWK - The Village (2022)
Roxanne Olivia - Accordion Crumbs (2012)
Senor Kino - Aurora Boreal (2021)
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Risa Takeda - Pandora (2018)
Risa Takeda rose to prominence with her performance of Frank Zappa's compositions. Blending together the precise late Zappa classical compositions with the improv and experimentalism with Jazz helps create a masterpiece.
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